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Las Vegas, NV - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With rules that take effect next month, federal regulators have hopes of greatly streamlining the short-sale process.

WASHINGTON, DC - June 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked off National Homeownership Month and reminded rural residents of opportunities to purchase or refinance homes in rural areas.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us today to discuss the department’s $21 million settlement with SunTrust Mortgage for discrimination in the pricing of mortgage loans. I am honored to be joined today by Neil MacBride, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, whose office worked jointly on this case with the Civil Rights Division. Neil has been an excellent partner on a range of issues, including fair lending and protecting the rights of our servicemen and women. I appreciate his leadership and partnership.

Washington, DC - June 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- T he White House, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of the Treasury, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hosted a Nevada White House Forum on Housing to discuss programs and initiatives promoted by the Obama Administration that help responsible homeowners and struggling communities hit hardest by the housing crisis.

Atlanta, GA - June 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- QWRAttack.GoFightForeclosure.com today announced the #1 Qualified Written Request is available to assist with homes in foreclosure. Citing that if homeowners only knew what questions to ask concerning securitization of their mortgage loans in a letter they could possibly avoid foreclosures.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage Industry has Completed 5.46 Million Total Mods Since 2007 (WASHINGTON, DC) – HOPE NOW, the oluntary, private sector alliance of mortgage servicers, investors, mortgage insurers and non-profit counselors, released its April 2012 loan modification data. An estimated 43,000 homeowners received permanent, affordable loan modifications via proprietary programs from mortgage servicers during the month.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) wants current and future home owners to know about the many opportunities they have to show their support for the American dream of homeownership during National Homeownership Month in June. For anyone looking to buy their first home, or to move up to a space that is better suited for their current lifestyle, market conditions make it a great time to buy a home. And a new website from NAHB — www.ProtectHomeownership.com — helps the public take action to protect the many benefits of owning a home that are being threatened by legislative and regulatory proposals.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael J. Smith, 31, of Springfield, Pennsylvania, was charged today by indictment with participating in a mortgage fraud conspiracy that caused losses of over $600,000, announced United States Att...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Californians need Attorney General Harris’ Homeowner Bill of Rights to fix mortgage lending abuses and speed economic recovery. But lobbyists fighting it in Sacramento have now enlisted mortgage b...

Las Vegas, NV - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A recent report named The Myers Team the #1 Short Sale Realtors in Nevada. Number one status was determined by actual short sale listings closed from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2011.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mortgage applications decreased 1.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 25, 2012. This week’s results do not include an adjustment for early closings on Friday before the Memorial Day holiday.

Washington, DC - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced that David H. Stevens, the association’s President and CEO, will be leaving the organization effective June 30, 2012. SunTrust Bank, a long-standing and active member of MBA, has announced that it has hired Stevens to be President of SunTrust Mortgage.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pending home sales retrenched in April following three consecutive monthly gains, but are notably higher than a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors

Las Vegas, NV - May 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Why would you pay a Nevada Attorney thousands of dollars to handle your short sale when short sales are free? There has never been a better time to do a short sale. Many banks are now waiving their rig...

Reston, Virginia - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed a 2011 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga that dismissed an attack on the validity of a Florida foreclosure judgment and thwarted the plaintiffs’ attempt to receive damages through a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) complaint against MERS and others

Las Vegas, NV - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ballen Group, A Las Vegas Short Sale Specialist Team, known for their Las Vegas Real Estate experience in Short Sales, has just closed another Short Sale in Nevada. Using their comprehensive Short ...

Washington, DC - May 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today announced it is increasing its mortgage origination forecast for 2012 by almost $200 billion, due entirely to an increase in refinances. MBA now expects that mortgage originations will reach $1.28 trillion in 2012, up from $1.26 trillion in 2011

WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kaleida Health today held the grand opening of its new Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo, New York. The new facility's construction was financed by $100.3 million mortgage made possible through the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Section 241 Supplemental Mortgage Insurance Program.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) today issued a fraud alert to the Armed Services community to combat scams targeted at homeowners seeking to apply for mortgage assistance through the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and other federal programs.

Baltimore, MD - May 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In the ongoing effort to help distressed Maryland homeowners get the relief and assistance that may be available under the recent Mortgage Servicing Settlement, Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gan...